Pajaro Valley High set up a showdown with Aptos in the Central Coast Section Division III quarterfinals with a 75-67 victory over Mills in Millbrae on Saturday night.

The No. 10-seeded Grizzlies (17-9), the runner-up in the Pacific Coast Athletic League’s Cypress Division, have been relying on their defense. They finally found their shots on their way to overpowering No. 7 Mills (11-14).

They will play at No. 2 Aptos, the Santa Cruz Coast Athletic League co-champion on Tuesday at 7 p.m. The Mariners (16-10) were idle in the previous two rounds.

On the other side of the bracket, No. 3 Soquel will host No. 6 Sobrato at home in a doubleheader with the girls team. The boys will play at 7 p.m. and the girls at 5:30 p.m. CCS Commissioner Duane Morgan said in an email to the Sentinel that he is working on an alternative site for the D-III boys semifinals. With Monterey holding the No. 1 spot, all three of the top seeds hail from the southern part of the section but were scheduled to play at St. Ignatius in San Francisco for the final two rounds.

Pacific Collegiate 57, at Thomas More 53: The No. 12 Pumas got an early jump on No. 5 Thomas More and didn’t ease up for a CCS D-V second-round win Saturday.

The Pumas 17-5 play at No. 4 Stevenson in the quarterfinals Tuesday at 7 p.m.

Santa Cruz, St. Francis learn opponents: No. 6 Palma prevailed over No. 11 Harker in the CCS D-IV first round and will play at No. 3 Santa Cruz, the SCCAL regular-season champion, on Tuesday at 7 p.m.

Meanwhile, after taking two rounds off, the No. 3 Sharks (16-6) on Tuesday will host No. 10 Mountain View Academy (19-3), a 71-59 second-round victor over No. 7 Pacific Bay. Game time for the CCS D-V quarterfinal is 7 p.m.

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PCS 33, Mountain View Academy 29: After trailing most of the game, the No. 10 Pumas surged past No. 7 Mountain View to secure a spot in the D-V quarterfinals. PCS (16-10), the runner up in the PCAL Santa Lucia Division, will play at No. 2 Notre Dame-Salinas, which finished last in the PCAL’s elite Gabilan Division, at 7 p.m. Tuesday.

At Monte Vista Christian 46, The King’s Academy 31: Hanna Harvey had 15 points, five rebounds, and two blocks as the No. 5 Mustangs won their D-IV second-round game.

Mackenzie Tellez added 12 points, three rebounds, and three steals for the Mustangs (18-7), who face No. 4 Terra Nova (13-12) in the D-IV quarterfinals on Tuesday at 7 p.m.

Aptos, Soquel, St. Francis learn opponents: The No. 3 Soquel girls will play No. 6 Sobrato and No. 1 Aptos will host No. 9 Capuchino in the quarterfinals of the CCS D-III tournament Tuesday. Since both schools will host both boys and girls playoffs games, the girls will play at 5:30 p.m.